SendBackward Method [Visio 2003 SDK Documentation]

Moves a shape or selected shapes back one position in the z-order.

object**.SendBackward**

object     Required. An expression that returns a Shape or Selection object to send backward.

Version added

2.0

Example

This Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro shows how to move a shape back one position in the z-order on a page.

Public Sub SendBackward_Example()
 
    Dim vsoShape1 As Visio.Shape 
    Dim vsoShape2 As Visio.Shape 
    Dim vsoShape3 As Visio.Shape 

    'Draw three rectangles. 
    Set vsoShape1 = ActivePage.DrawRectangle(1, 1, 5, 5) 
    vsoShape1.Text = "1" 
    Set vsoShape2 = ActivePage.DrawRectangle(2, 2, 6, 6) 
    vsoShape2.Text = "2" 
    Set vsoShape3 = ActivePage.DrawRectangle(3, 3, 7, 7) 
    vsoShape3.Text = "3" 

    'Move vsoShape2 back one position in the z-order. 
    vsoShape2.SendBackward 

End Sub  

Applies to | Selection object | Shape object

See Also | BringForward method | BringToFront method | SendToBack method